San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-08-18
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(Frcm Our Regular Correspondent,)
WAsHNoToN, Aug. s, 1887,

sale OF O large amount OF \ per cent
United States bonds and 4 per cent,
bonds and also Pacific railroad bonds,
with q rebate Of 2 per cent, per an
mum on the amount prepaid. Elk
planatory of this action Secretary
Fairchild says no thought il the best
thing he could do under the circum-
stances-his purchase of bonds being
for the purpose of providing for the
sinking funds and the anticipation OF
interest is for the purpose OF remov-
ing tho surplus. The interest refer
red TO in the order amounts to S22,
319,784 and the sinking fund to
about 2G,000,000, added TO the 500
100000 Of 3 per cent. bonds previ-
ously applied to that fund. The Sec
rotary says that the surplus can only
DO disposed of through the co'opera-
ton of the bondholders, and that if
they do not accept the terms of his
offer to them, it would appear that
they are not greatly in need of mon
ey.
The Controller Of the Currency
has given notice to the national
banks requiring them to submit to
him full statement of their affairs
Mt the close of business August LIST,
IN default of which they will be fined
and the sums paid into the United
States Treasury, The purpose being
to see whether these institutions have
their finances in proper shape to
meet any requirements necessary in
handling this years crop.
During the month of July 10,3l6
names were added to the pension
rolls by the Democratic admission,
which, according to Republican par
tisans, has nothing but hatred and
hostility to the Union Veterans.
The pension which was put through
by forger Harvey, as attorney for q
widow, turns out upon closer inves-
tigation to DC fraud, and thus near
ly $4,000 was, at the last moment,
saved to the Government. The Pen
sion Office offers q great field for
fraudulent manipulations, but the
evil doors almost invariably come to
grief. Two men have just been ar
rested in West Virginia on charge
of forgery in connection with pen
sion case.
Secretary Lamars request that the
heads of bureaus Of the Interior De-
partment present their annual re-
ports much earlier than heretofore
strongly tends to confirm the general
impression that he will soon be trans
ferred to the Supreme Bench.
About twenty patent attorneys of
Washington who were boneficiaries
of Bacon's generosity with the public
funds have been notified that unless
they Immediately refund the sums
borrowed $5,000-it will be
considered cause for disbarring them
from practice before the Interior
Department. The bondsmen Of the
late financial clerk have signified
their willingness to pay his defalca-
ton when it is certified to properly.
The chief topic of local interest is
the trial of Naval Surgeon Crawford
for leading astray a schoolgirl OF
thirteen and Madam Grundy is eX-
pecting sensational developments.
The Judge has decided an important
and interesting legal point--that the
case can be tried under the Edmunds
Utah law-the first of the kind on
record here. 1 think a conviction
rather doubtful, for the reason TINT
one of the Governments principal
witnesses has been spirited away. the
little correspondent is in New York,
but process has been issued for her.